FIBA

Serbia look as if they will be loaded with star power when they launch their Second Round campaign in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers at Greece on September 13.

Milos Teodosic, Nemanja Bjelica, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jokic, Boban Marjanovic, Nikola Kalinic and Miroslav Raduljica have all been named on the expanded list of 24 players for that game in Heraklion, and the one against Estonia in Belgrade on September 16.

Raduljica has played in four of the six First Round games and leads the team in scoring at 20.3 points per game.

Bjelica has not been able to play for Serbia since FIBA EuroBasket 2015 while Teodosic, Jokic and Kalinic last featured at the Rio 2016 Olympics, helping the country make a run to the Gold Medal Game where they were upended by the United States.

Marjanovic made his bow in the European Qualifiers in the third window and averaged 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds.

After being swept in their two encounters with Germany, Serbia head into the fourth window with a 4-2 record and in third place behind the Germans and Greeks in Group L, and ahead of Israel (3-3), Georgia (2-4) and Estonia (2-4).

The players and coaches will gather on September 2 in Belgrade and begin preparations for the clashes with Greece and Estonia.